I like her, but I just hope that drone ability is done right. The cooldowns/shots to kill need to be done correctly. We also need the Emp grenade to go back on Thunder so we can take the thing out through walls... Would be nice.

Overall, she looks good at the moment, I just hope she doesn't get ruined like Javelin did. My main gripe is with Javelin's broken Axe, my favorite melee weapon is useless now

The revive ability seems more medium range than long range. Sparks will still be the sniper medic we love. But Guardian + Sparks combo will be stupid.
On the other hand, Guardian + Aura combo ... omg Or Guardian + Aura + Turtle xD "Thou shall not pass !"

Yeah, she seems really balanced right out of the gate but I guess we'll see. If she had defibs on top of that aoe heal then I think she'd be pretty overpowered as a medic. Balancing her seems like it'll take nothing more than getting the cooldowns right and the hp on the drone. Sweet. Excited for her.

@Wintergreen said:
Yeah, she seems really balanced right out of the gate but I guess we'll see. If she had defibs on top of that aoe heal then I think she'd be pretty overpowered as a medic. Balancing her seems like it'll take nothing more than getting the cooldowns right and the hp on the drone. Sweet. Excited for her.

Did you even watch the video, it's an aoe revive not a heal, she's already stupidly op for anyone with a brain that realises she can be used with an aura/turtle combo...

Trust me, the Short Circuit was stupidly broken, even before that super buffed the hell out of it. Because the Engineer was basically cancer to the game, once an Engineer got set up you had to throw a ton of resources at it just to take it down. Which is why I played Spy, and why I get so passionate when they wanted to nerf things I felt the Spy needed or never needed to be nerfed, aka Ambassador. Dead Ringer was cancer though, would much rather have just had a non ammo regen watch that also protected me from damage.

Guardian. Really now? Guardian? SD, with such interesting characters can you guys not come up with better names?

So her drone acts like a Trophy System, which does relieve the tension from Javelin basically being the second Hadrada tearing through England, but how many "charges" does it have? We saw it cleanup an entire Skyhaggis Haggis Rain, and still seemed active. Also what's its health and cooldown?

Her shock field seems interesting as aass revival mechanic, though shame she doesn't seem to be able to utilize it herself, but as with Sparkling Albino's REVIVR, I think the devs intended this to be an AoE lighting shock thingy that damages enemies, in which case jow long should its cooldown be?

She seems like an appreciable addition to DB, and I personally love her design (she looks like a female Phoenix but no priest robe). Now let's stretch our legs, grab some popcorn and watch as the forums descend into anarchy over a seemingly "OP" and "Game Breaking" merc once more.

Imo, as a medic main if her aoe revive has a cooldown, she's not going to be a viable medic at all. The radius is so small, you'd be extremely lucky to revive more than one merc at once. And what happens if someone else is downed but too far away? @$!# them because cooldown?
It's a cool idea, but it's not very practical if it had a cooldown.

But of course she isn't really much like a medic, she seems to be more combat oriented and half turtle. If her weapons are good sure, and I'm certain her drone will be annoying as hell to explosive mains, but I'm suspicious of her status as an actual medic.

@Wintergreen said:
Yeah, she seems really balanced right out of the gate but I guess we'll see. If she had defibs on top of that aoe heal then I think she'd be pretty overpowered as a medic. Balancing her seems like it'll take nothing more than getting the cooldowns right and the hp on the drone. Sweet. Excited for her.

Did you even watch the video, it's an aoe revive not a heal, she's already stupidly op for anyone with a brain that realises she can be used with an aura/turtle combo...

Yeah, I did watch the video considering I was one of the first few to post said video on here. She has no defibs or alternative way to heal which is what I was getting confirmation on before I felt like she was too powerful. She's like a support/combat medic without any frontline heals that can only revive with an ability we can presume will have a reasonable cooldown. Anyone with a brain will ensure they finish off their kills or prioritize taking her out first in hectic encounters. Maybe try relaxing a bit and take heed of your own name?

That's your impression and that's fine. I think the developers have at least halfway functioning brains and thus there's no reason to get all worked up about somethin' that hasn't even been released yet. She seems like she'll take next to no work to keep her reasonably balanced, but only time will tell. Excuse my use of the word 'heal' instead of revive. I knew what the ability was and that's what I was getting at.